Master Git: Essential Commands and Workflows Explained

This guide walks through Git's core commands—including add, commit, reset, checkout, diff, merge, cherry‑pick, and rebase—explaining how they move files among the working directory, index, and repository, how branches and HEAD behave, and what happens under the hood in the object database.

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Master Git: Essential Commands and Workflows Explained

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May 30, 2017 · Fundamentals

Microsoft's Largest Git Repository and the Role of GVFS

The article describes how Microsoft migrated its Windows development codebase to a single 300 GB Git repository containing 3.5 million files, the challenges this scale created for Git, and how the Git Virtual File System (GVFS) was developed and open‑sourced to address performance issues.

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Microsoft's Largest Git Repository and the Role of GVFS

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May 10, 2016 · Fundamentals

Best Practices for Deleting Code and Managing Dead Code

The article explains why and how to properly delete or disable unused code, emphasizing the use of source‑control systems, clear commenting, conditional compilation, and disciplined cleanup to reduce noise, uncertainty, and maintenance overhead in software projects.

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Best Practices for Deleting Code and Managing Dead Code